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Ozawa Bineshi Albert, with Casey Camp-Horinek (right).

Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice

July 13, 2020 | Video

#NoDAPL Unprecedented Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe After Four-year Legal Battle

The courts have ruled: the Trump administration must conduct a full environmental review of the risks the Dakota Access Pipeline poses to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Now, we need your voice to stop the pipeline for good.

August 24, 2020 | Video

Stopping the Trump Administration’s Plans to Drill the Arctic Refuge

We’re suing to halt the Trump administration’s reckless oil-drilling plan in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It violates the rights of indigenous people, threatens to destroy an irreplaceable landscape, and will accelerate the climate crisis.

August 24, 2020 | Video

Too Wild To Drill: Journey to the Arctic Refuge in Virtual Reality

With a 360° film experience, we bring you to the threatened coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge, an Arctic Gwich’in village, and the epicenter of oil and gas drilling in America’s Arctic.

July 22, 2020 | Video

Protect the People’s Environmental Law

The National Environmental Policy Act, often referred to as the people's environmental law, is under attack from the Trump administration.

October 14, 2019 | Video

Rigged No More

One day, Pawnee Tribal member Walter Echo-Hawk stumbled upon a worrying scene. Next to his home, oil and gas workers were surveying for fracking. The U.S. government had approved 17 oil and gas leases on Pawnee land without consulting or even notifying the Tribal members. This is the story of how that happened, and how the Pawnee Nation fought back.

October 3, 2019 | Video

Reclaiming the Klamath

For the Yurok, the fight to protect the Klamath River and the Tribe’s way of life goes back centuries. The Yurok Tribe turned to the courts for restitution and joined forces with Earthjustice and commercial fishing families to protect the Klamath's salmon.

September 17, 2019 | Video

The Climate Strikers

Sarah, a high school freshman, is part of a global movement of youth who are demanding change to address the climate crisis. Earthjustice stands in solidarity with young people around the world who fight for climate action.

September 16, 2019 | Video

We Were Born Here, We’re Going to Die Here: A Family’s Fight Against the Border Wall

Dr. Ramiro Ramirez, a plaintiff in a lawsuit to halt construction of the border wall, shares the story of the Hidalgo County, Texas-based Jackson Ranch Church and Cemetery and Eli Jackson Cemetery, which are considered historic landmarks. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol awarded contracts for 11 miles of border wall that could threaten the chapel and cemeteries in August. Sarah Burt, the Earthjustice litigator working the case, discusses the legal implications.